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Joseph Wayas, a former president of the senate in the Second Republic, has died at the age of 80. According to Christian Ita, special adviser to the Cross River governor on media and publicity, Wayas died in the early hours of Tuesday in a London hospital. Ben Ayade, Cross River governor, was […]

The campaign office of Barau Jibrin, a key member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state, was razed by thugs in the early hours of Thursday. Jibril, a senator representing Kano North senatorial district, belongs to the Kano APC faction loyal to Ibrahim Shekarau, a former governor of the state. […]

Moussa Mahamat, chairperson of the African Union Commission, says the travel restrictions that trailed the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant is an injustice against the continent. Mahamat spoke during a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Omicron — labelled a “variant of concern” — was detected […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of federation, says kidnappers are now qualified to be treated as terrorists. Last Thursday, a federal high court in Abuja declared the activities of two bandit groups as acts of terrorism. The ruling was pronounced following an ex-parte motion filed by Mohammed Abubakar, the director of public prosecution (DPP) […]

Emirates airline says it will resume passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria from December 5, 2021, mandating COVID-19 PCR tests for all inbound travellers. With this, TheCable understands that passengers from Nigeria will take the COVID-19 PCR test within three days before departure and another test on arrival at the UAE. Emirates, […]

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 52 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Thursday.  Lai: Low vaccination rate affecting fight against COVID Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the poor vaccination rate in developing countries will negatively affect the fight against COVID. Mohammed, who is currently […]

Governors of the south-east region say the insecurity in their states have gone beyond activities linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The governors’ position was contained in a statement issued by Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi and chairman of the south-east governors forum, after a virtual meeting with his colleagues on […]

The management of Dowen College in Lagos state has denied claims that a 12-year-old student of the school was beaten to death for refusing to join a cult group. Source: Top Stories

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, says “administrative and judicial processes” are necessary before any action can be taken on the report of the Lagos panel on police brutality. Speaking on Wednesday in an interview on Channels Television, Malami said the report of the panel cannot be conclusive in establishing a position that […]